Tuberculous Osteitis Following B.C.G. Vaccination
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Osteitis after BCG vaccination.
The authors report the case of a 21-month-old boy with an osteolytic lesion in the proximal region of the right humerus. Based on the clinical history and histological findings, the authors suspected osteitis following BCG vaccination. Symptoms remitted after antituberculosis therapy was initiated, and the patient presented radiological improvement. The authors describe this uncommon entity in ...
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the only available vaccine against tuberculosis is bcg which has been found to protect children against disseminated tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. bcg is one of the safest vaccines being used, and osteitis is a rare complication of it. during a period of eight years, we had eleven cases of osteitis occuring in infants following bcg vaccination. eight cases were female. defect in immu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
سال: 1963
ISSN: 0001-6470
DOI: 10.3109/17453676308999840